Prompt two

How do we survive? Well, a lot of that is ingrained in you ever since you started to play summer and winter sports as a child. Especially when we all made the step up to the highest competitive level before we became professionals. In order to stay in this league and win in this league plenty of discipline is required unless you have some ungodly amount of talent. The early mornings have become a habit at this point. When you practice these habits during the regular season the offseason feels like a break of sorts as the "hard part" now comes with more time to rest and games are on pause for a few weeks. Another way we stay sharp mentally is by focusing on a new goal or refining a rusty skill a player has. By thinking actively and setting out goals for yourself it is easy to really improve in one category due to all the time we have in the offseason.

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